{"id":2355,"date":"2010-06-16T02:56:19","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T02:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2011-07-09T08:40:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T12:40:05","slug":"the-jewish-multiracial-networks-bar-mitzvah-year-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/?p=2355","title":{"rendered":"The Jewish Multiracial Network&#8217;s &quot;Bar Mitzvah Year&quot; Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This year\u2019s annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org\/\">Jewish Multiracial  Network (JMN) <\/a> retreat at the <a href=\"http:\/\/isabellafreedman.org\/\">Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center<\/a> in Falls Village, CT. was fantastic!! There was a palpable joy in the air. New participants and habitual attendees combined to make the Jewish Multiracial Network&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bar_and_Bat_Mitzvah\">Bar Mitzvah<\/a> year one to remember. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org\/community\/2010-retreat-sar\/\">Photos!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org\/community\/2010-retreat-sar\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org\/community\/2010-retreat-sar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2362\" title=\"grp\" src=\"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We are here for YOU!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Remember: &#8220;You are not alone. Just pull up a mental vision of a Jews of Color (JOC) version of the Verizon [network] commercial where all those people are standing behind the technician &#8211; You in front and all of the rest of us standing behind you ready to assist &#8211; the days of any of us fighting alone are over &#8211; keep the image present in your mind as you encounter people&#8217;s ignorance&#8230;&#8221; ~Yavilah McCoy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2372\" title=\"jmn\" src=\"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/19947_248982833916_247703073916_3224563_2228161_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Mission of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org\/\">Jewish Multiracial Network (JMN) <\/a> is to build a community of Jews of color and multiracial Jewish families for mutual support, learning, and empowerment. Through education and advocacy, JMN seeks to enrich Jewish communal life by incorporating our diverse racial and ethnic heritages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Jewish Multiracial Network brings Jewish multiracial families and individuals together to learn about and celebrate their Judaism. JMN is committed to diversity and inclusive community-building, and seeks to help it&#8217;s members strengthen their identities as Jews and members of other ethnic groups. JMN creates opportunities for learning, nurturing and support for a large and growing part of the Jewish community that often feels marginalized by mainstream Jewish organizations. You are invited to become a part of this developing national Jewish multiracial network. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org\/community\/\">HERE<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Jewish Multiracial Network&#8230;Because Jews Come in All Colors <a href=\"http:\/\/store.isabellafreedman.org\/store\/JMN-poster.html\">Poster<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.isabellafreedman.org\/store\/JMN-poster.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2381\" title=\"jmn poster\" src=\"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"610\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\nPOSTER TEXT BOXES:<br \/>\nDID YOU KNOW?<br \/>\nThe Jews of  China  built  their famous \u201cPurity and Truth\u201d synagogue in the third year of the Da Ding period (1163) of the Jin (Golden Tartar) Dynasty, in the ancient Chinese capitol city of Kaifeng.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">DID YOU KNOW?<br \/>\n15,000 Black African Jews, who trace their 3,000 year history to the time of Israel\u2019s King Solomon, were flown from Ethiopia to Israel in 36 hours in May 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">DID YOU KNOW?<br \/>\nSpanish &amp; Portuguese \u201cCrypto\u201d (secret) Jews  arrived in New Mexico some 500 years ago, fleeing the Spanish Inquisition. Their descendants still recite Shabbat   blessings in Ladino (archaic Spanish).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">DID YOU KNOW?<br \/>\nIn India, the Bene Israel community\u2014their ancestors arrived there 2,000 years ago\u2014are called \u201cShanwar Telis\u201d (Saturday Oil Pressers) as they refrain from work on the Shabbat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">DID YOU KNOW?<br \/>\nThe Jews of Morocco make pilgrimage each year to the tombs of 13 Holy Sages, and celebrate a unique Jewish holiday called Mimunah.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s annual Jewish Multiracial Network (JMN) retreat at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, CT. was fantastic!! There was a palpable joy in the air. New participants and habitual attendees combined to make the Jewish Multiracial Network&#8217;s Bar Mitzvah year one to remember. See Photos! We are here for YOU! 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